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Resident urges removal of names from city veteran statue, accuses police of intimidation

December 13, 2024 | Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin

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Resident urges removal of names from city veteran statue, accuses police of intimidation
Kevin Reed used the public-comment period to address “public safety in Platteville,” alleging he received a “threatening intimidating letter” from the police chief and a follow-up call from someone at Clinton’s police department. Reed said he intended to speak further in January if necessary.

Reed criticized the city’s placement of certain names on a veteran statue in city park alongside police names he described as “junks and punks and dirty cops,” and demanded the council remove the statue’s honor roll entries for those individuals. He said if the council did not remove the names by the first meeting in January he would return and continue his public critique. Reed invoked a Bible passage (Isaiah 5:18–24) during his remarks.

Council members did not take immediate action in response to the comment during the meeting. Staff and council members moved on to scheduled agenda items.

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